Mara Thea Shoes And Clothing Prices Fell 0.4% In July

2011/9/5 10:29:00 58

According to the data released by the Malaysia Statistical Bureau, the consumer price index (CPI) of the country (2011) in July was 103.4, up 3.4% from the (2010) year (100), slightly lower than the 3.5% of the market forecast.

Malaysian economists believe that electricity tariffs, oil prices and pportation in Malaysia

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The effect of inflation has been

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It is estimated that inflation will gradually ease over the next few months.

Because of the government's determination to achieve the goal of economic growth of 5 to 6% this year, the Central Bank of Malaysia is expected to continue to adopt a loose monetary policy to support economic growth.

In July, the prices of major consumer goods increased significantly, including alcoholic beverages and cigarettes (up 6.3%), restaurants and hotels (up 5.6%) and traffic (up 5%).

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Projects include non-alcoholic beverages and food (up 4.6%), health (up 2.5%), education (up 2.1%), real estate, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (up 1.6%), miscellaneous products and services (up 1.8%), and furniture, household equipment and daily necessities (up 1.5%), leisure, service and culture (up 1.1%).

The decline was for clothing and footwear (down 0.4%) and communication (down 0.1%).

The cumulative consumer price index for Malaysia from 1 to July is 102.7, up 3.1% from 99.6 in the same period last year.